The dancer is paired with Bad Education actor Layton Williams
WATCH: Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin get the top score in StrictlyNikita's parents are Natalia and Ievgen Kuzmin. The proud mum and dad came to watch for week three's movie-themed special and they even got a shout out from the studio.
Nikita was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, but the family moved to Italy when he was nine years old. The dancer has also lived in Frankfurt, Germany, where he competed on Let's Dance, the German version of Strictly.Nikita has one older sister called Anastasia who is also known in the ballroom and Latin dance world. The dancer is a champion in her field and has competed on the Italian version of the show Ballando con le Stelle. In 2012, she won the show alongside Andrés Gil.
In 2022, Nikita spoke frankly about his heartbreak for his family and the wider conflict in Ukraine amid the Ukraine-Russia war. At the time, Nikita explained that many of his extended family including his grandparents, aunts and uncles were trapped. However, soon after on Instagram he revealed to his followers that he had rescued his grandmother after she fled to Poland. He wrote: "Picked up my grandma from Poland! She is so incredibly brave & strong, 2 nights without sleeping, walking 8km+ in the freezing cold, when on a normal day, she can barely walk! She traveled from Kiev, my mom flew from Rome and I drove from Frankfurt and we all reunited in Krakow! Just so happy to be together.
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